Question:
Too few calories?

I am 6 weeks post-op lap RNY. I have been logging on to fitday.com to calculate what I am eating and exercising and it calculates my entire days worth of eating around 500 calories. I am worried that this might not be enough, but don't want to go overboard and take in too many to lose weight. Also I wondered if anyone could tell me exactly what vitamins/supplements I should be taking with what I currently take? I thought I should be taking vitamin E for my skin as well but not sure what kind or how much. Here is what I currently take each day: 5 Citrical + Vitamin D (315mg) 1 Materna + extra iron 1 sublingual B12 (500mcg) I only take this 5 days a week. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks    — Laurel C. (posted on September 9, 2002)

September 9, 2002
Hi Laurel: The amount of calories you are consuming is about the same amount that I was consuming at six weeks post-op. Do not worry about eating too few calories at this point. You have a lot of stored energy to make up the difference. What you do need to be concerned about however is getting the proper nutrients into your body. You should be taking a high potency multi-vitamin daily, calcium 1200 to 1500 mg plus magnesium and zinc daily, and iron 325 mg daily. Once a week you should be ingesting vitamin B12 sublingual 1000 mcg once a week. This will prevent you from becoming malnourished and weak. If you have any further questions or concerns you can contact me at [email protected].
   — Howard W.